[Healeys] Starter solenoid question

[Alan Seigrist]

Jorge -

You don't need the solenoid at all, the gear reduction starter has its own
solenoid.  Just put the hot leads together on one terminal on the solenoid
(or bypass it all together and  remove the solenoid) and run the ignition
wire straight to the solenoid on the gear reduction starter.

Another option is to use the push button solenoid as a "relay" to put power
to the solenoid trigger on the gear reduction starter, as sometimes the draw
on this line is much bigger than what the original switch wire from the
ignition switch can handle.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Jorge Garcia <fortee9er at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I replaced the starter on my 65 BJ8 with a gear reduction unit from British
> Starters last week and now I am looking at replacing the solenoid and the
> cable from the solenoid to the starter.
> Are there any solenoid dos or don'ts that I should know about? I am
> concerned that there may be quality issues with solenoids like we do with
> distributor rotors.
> Is the cable from the solenoid to the starter reproduced with the correct
> hardware and plastic bits or should I just make my own?
> Thanks
> Jorge Garcia